"Assured and accomplished, Fiamma Fumana cross genres and geography in a single bound."
Amazon.com

"FIAMMA FUMANA more than satisfied expectations. Their unique blend of Fiamma's beautiful voice with an energetic mix of live and electronic music, filled their Festival stages with audiences asking for more."
Njia Kai, Detroit Festival of the Arts

"Pleasurable and adventurous" Dirty Linen

"...infectiously danceable club music that retains a strong connection to its folk inspirations." Michael Stone, www.popmatters.com

Fiamma Fumana, from Italy, play Northern Italian traditional music with a contemporary attitude and new beats. Fiamma is Italian for "flame" = the energy of the present. Fumana means "fog" or "mist" = the mysterious resilience of the past. A predominantly female ensemble, this group is on a continuing mission to remember what is today being forgotten in their local culture and bring the songs to pop music. A cummulative sound that mixes "club beats and folk virtuosity... credible in both dance clubs and coffeehouses," touts j.poet at Tower Pulse!

Since their first studio album on Omnium Records, 1.0, FF have evolved into an effective five-member live act: Roberta Carrieri (vocals) / Alberto Cottica (accordion, guitar, piano) / Jessica Lombardi (Piva Emiliana bagpipes, flute, bodhran) / Medhin Paolos (electronics, DJ) / Paolo Perego (drums). In 2003, the group signed with SRO Artists, Inc. for an extended US premiere in support of their second release on Omnium, entitled Home. The sohpomore recording featured Mondine di Novi (the Novi Rice Weeders Choir) and ushered in a new program entitled, Di Madre in Figlia (From Mother to Daughter). Summer 2006, the quartet released their third critically acclaimed release with Omnium Records, Onda.